There are times when our bodies or its functions land ourselves in embarrassing situations. A burp or the passing of gas is not an experience pleasant to the ears or to the nose either. Bad breath, as we all know,…

Even Julia Roberts cannot pull off a hairy underarm. When she revealed a dark bush while waving to fans at the premiere of Notting Hill, it caused uproar in the following weeks and months. It is unfortunate that while body…

World Smile Day was initiated by Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Worcester, Massachusetts who was responsible for creating the yellow smiley in 1963. That image went on to become the most recognisable symbol of good will and good cheer…

Point to remember: You can’t keep your home 100 percent germ-free. Nor do you have to. Studies have found that being too clean can have its own set of problems too in today’s super-clean world, where vaccinations, anti-bacterial soaps, and…

Pumpkins are believed to have originated in Central America. Seeds from related plants have been found in Mexico, dating back over 7,000 years to 5,500 B.C. The word pumpkin originated from the Greek word Pepõn which means large melon. The…

Rambutan is an exotic fruit native of Southeast Asia, and is said to have first appeared in the Malay Archipelago. A close relative of the lychee fruit, its botanical name is Nephelium lappaceum, of the Sapindaceae family. With pearl-like fruits…

The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates said it well: Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy food. Was he talking about fried, hormone infested chicken nuggets and genetically modified, and pesticided and herbicided veggies? Today’s modern city lifestyle…

Yes, lifestyle, not “diet”! So before we start talking about the how, let me just clarify this important difference: A diet is a short-term regime of selected food intake, mainly meant for weight loss. It’s something you do with the…

Bad reputations tend to stick, even with foods. Continued negative press are enough reason for many of us to avoid them like the plague, without understanding or investigating more about them. Or we may even indulge on occasion, but with…

Can herbs and plants help control diabetes? These 14 are used to treat symptoms of diabetes and have shown positive results in naturally lowering blood sugar levels. Scientific research is now shedding new light on the mechanisms used since ancient…